Civil Project Engineer

Kier Group plc; Wanlip; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group plc is seeking a Civil Project Engineer to oversee the delivery of Civil Engineering projects on the Severn Trent Water Framework in Wanlip. This role involves ensuring project success through effective design integration, stakeholder management, and a focus on safety and quality throughout project lifecycles. The company encourages applications from candidates with relevant experience and transferable skills, emphasizing diversity and inclusion in its hiring practices.

Qualifications

• Industry experience, ideally in the Water sector.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Technically competent in Mechanical and Electrical disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Implementing and monitoring SHE policies.
• Managing project programmes from design to commissioning.
• Engaging with workforce on Health, Safety, and Well-being.

Skills

Project Management

Civil Engineering

Stakeholder Engagement

Health and Safety

Change Management

Education

SMSTS certificate

Job description

We're looking for a Civil Project Engineer to join our Natural Resources, Nuclear and Networks Team on our Severn Trent Water Framework working from a major site for us at Wanlip. In this role, you'll focus on ensuring the successful delivery of Civil Engineering projects by integrating designs, managing programmes, and engaging with stakeholders to drive safety, quality, and efficiency throughout the project lifecycle.

Location: - Wanlip, Leicestershire.

Contract: Permanent- Full Time – flexible and part-time hours may be available if desired, just let us know

What will you be responsible for?

As a Civil Project Engineer, you'll play a key role in delivering Civil scope projects from design to handover, ensuring the successful integration of engineering solutions that enhance Severn Trent's infrastructure and operations.

Severn Trent is investing £12.9 billion in AMP8 (2025–2030) to maintain high-quality drinking water, secure water supply, improve the environment, and enhance network resilience. As a strategic partner, Kier is delivering vital infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects to support these goals.

Your day-to-day will include:

• Implementing and monitoring SHE policies and procedures in line with Kier's Integrated Management System (IMS).
• Ensuring the design integration of Civil Engineering packages.
• Managing project programmes from design through to commissioning and handover.
• Engaging with direct and supply chain workforce on Health, Safety, and Well-being.
• Identifying opportunities for value increase through effective change management.

What are we looking for?

This role of Civil Project Engineer is great for you if:

• You hold a Full UK Driving Licence.
• You hold a SMSTS certificate
• You have industry experience, ideally in the Water sector.
• You are technically competent in both Mechanical and Electrical disciplines.

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier